THE SOUTH WALES

Business EXPO

Thu Nov 14th 2024 | 9.30am – 2.30pm
Cardiff City Stadium

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“Quite simply the best place to grow your business”

About The South Wales Business EXPO

The #1 Business Show in South Wales featuring the best the region has to offer.

Exhibition Hall
Networking Breakfast
Awards Lunch
BizTalks
Business Lounge / Co-working Space
VIP Area

The Expo Schedule

Ticket Access:

General Admission (FREE) – access main hall (premier lounge) 9.30am – 2.30pm and BizTalks. Basic name badge.
VIP (£15+VAT) – access main hall, 9.30am – 2.30pm + VIP networking zone with complimentary tea/coffee, priority access to BizTalks. Lanyard and name badge including your company name.
Breakfast Ticket (£19+VAT) – access 8am networking breakfast + main hall, 9.30am – 3.30pm. Lanyard and name badge including company name.
Award finalists and exhibitors also have access to VIP zone and seminar room and have a lanyard and name badge including company name.

Big Business Breakfast

8am – 9.15am | Chairman’s Suite

Get a head start and network over a hot breakfast, with hosted networking tables. 75 places available, advance booking only.

Expo Hall Open

9.30am – 2.30pm | Premier Lounge (main hall)

Visit the exhibitor stands to discover new opportunities, the best business services and approved suppliers from across South Wales! Enter prize draws and get expo day only deals!

Cyber Resilience Simplified: Key Steps to Protect Your SME – Jim Treharne

10am – 10.20pm | Seminar Room

With 43% of cyberattacks targeting SMEs, a robust cyber resilience strategy is essential. This session will explore how a “Defence in Depth” strategy can protect your business. Learn how layered security can help identify threats early, prevent breaches, and minimise impact should the worst occur.

The Protect Zone Talks

10am – 2.15pm | Premier Lounge (Expo Hall)

A series of informal talks in the Protect Zone covering Martyn’s Law, Health & Safety and Sustainability and more. Timings and talk titles can be found here.

Trade Marks: Adding Value and Avoiding Costly Mistakes – Michelle Ward, Indelible IP

10.30pm – 10.55am | Seminar Room

Believe it or not trade marks are relevant for small businesses. Getting your protection right can add interest and value for potential investors, and provide you with the tools to stop online copycats. But ignoring the existence of other people’s trade marks can result in some costly and stressful mistakes, and not securing protection can leave you in a difficult position to stop copycats. Find out how to protect your business in this talk by a highly experienced Chartered Trade Mark Attorney.

Achieve Ultimate Google Success – Darren Earney, ElevateOM

11am – 11.25am | Seminar Room

Join Darren as he takes you through the current do’s and don’ts of getting found on google plus more! With over 25 years of experience in driving business growth and elevating brand visibility online, he’s one of the top UK experts.

Automate to Accelerate: Quick Wins for SME Growth – Lloyd Parker

11.30am -11.50am | Seminar Room

Automation isn’t just for big businesses. This session cuts straight to the benefits: how SMEs can implement automation tools to save time, cut costs, and drive growth. Discover how these tools can streamline workflows, extract value from your existing data to reduce repetitive tasks, and empower your team whilst leveraging your existing investments in technology.

Demystifying AI for SMEs: Simplify, Automate, Succeed

12pm – 12.20pm | Seminar Room

Artificial Intelligence can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. This session will demystify AI for SMEs, showing you how to get started with user-friendly tools that can improve decision-making, automate tasks, enhance customer interactions, and boost efficiency and productivity.

Awards Networking Lunch and Winner Presentations

12.30pm – 1.30pm | Premier Lounge (main hall)

Network with award-level businesses and find out who’s made the list for The Top 100 Go-To Businesses! There are also special awards for Best Team, Start-Up Spark, Digital Innovation and Customer Experience.

Prize Draws

2.15pm – 2.30pm | Premier Lounge (main hall)

Will you win one of the prizes from our exhibitors or our charity raffle for Purple Shoots Lending? Make sure you’re here to claim your prize!

Expo Closes

2.30pm

Remember to follow on conversations with the business connections you’ve made today and implement those ideas and insights from our BizTalks to grow your business to the next level!